GDP per person employed in North Rhine-Westphalia
GDP per person employed in North Rhine-Westphalia stood at 92,426 EUR in 2025, according to Working Group Regional Accounts of the Federal States (Arbeitskreis VGR der Länder), Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder. It is one of the indicators in the GDP by federal state table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1991 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the GDP by federal state table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 97,210 | 94,135 | 91,854 | 87,431 | 81,755 | 76,741 | 78,101 | 76,519 | 75,256 | 73,140 | |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 92,426 | 89,556 | 87,494 | 83,288 | 78,913 | 74,827 | 75,826 | 74,992 | 73,549 | 71,297 | |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 90,041 | 87,775 | 85,865 | 86,193 | 82,298 | 72,497 | 73,032 | 71,204 | 70,431 | 69,771 |
Understanding GDP per person employed in North Rhine-Westphalia
Pinpointing the nominal economic output per active worker in North Rhine-Westphalia, this specific dataset line divides the territory's unadjusted gross domestic product by its local employed population. The parameters of this calculation ensure that every individual working within the state boundaries contributes to the divisor, irrespective of their actual registered home address. This geographic ring-fencing allows the metric to stand apart from the national aggregate by strictly capturing the productivity of businesses and institutions operating locally. It encompasses the entirety of the active labour force, consolidating full-time, part-time, and self-employed individuals into a single denominator to assess the overarching economic efficiency of the region's industries.
Analysing the trajectory of this productivity measure must be done on a strictly annual basis, comparing consecutive years to identify structural shifts in the regional economy. The quoted EUR figures encapsulate current market prices, so external inflationary pressures will artificially inflate the per-worker output value even if the underlying volume of goods and services remains stagnant. It is standard procedure for the most recent data points regarding North Rhine-Westphalia to undergo retroactive adjustments as final enterprise data is fully processed. Observers must carefully avoid conflating this workplace-centric output indicator with average regional salaries, as the gross value added encompasses corporate profits and taxes alongside basic wage compensation.
Frequently asked questions
- Are part-time workers in North Rhine-Westphalia included in the denominator?
- Yes, all active employment types are counted equally regardless of the hours worked.
- Why might the EUR value rise without actual productivity gains?
- The figures are in current prices, allowing inflation to push the totals upward.
- Is this metric equivalent to average income in North Rhine-Westphalia?
- No, it measures total value added by the economy, which is entirely separate from employee compensation.